[35:30] Yes.

[35:54] sense

[36:05] here. Oh, thanks. Sorry.

[36:30] Secret

[36:36] Jason.

[36:59] Hey, it's 7:00. I hereby call the Tuesday, September 8th, 2025 meeting of

[37:05] the commission to order. We stand for the flag of

[37:11] the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands.

[37:18] One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

[37:30] » Thank you. Our mayor has a previous engagement this evening.

[37:36] Um clerk will conduct the roll call please.

[37:40] » Holtz >> here.

[37:42] » Hower >> here

[37:48] » form present.

[37:51] » Thank you. Uh moving on to approval of the agenda.

[37:57] Are there any changes to the agenda? I I move to move um under new business

[38:04] 10A to um under in between the city manager report

[38:10] and correspond as there are people who would like to be here to support and

[38:13] that need to get back on shift. So we can move that up.

[38:18] » Okay. Is there a second? Second.

[38:22] Um any discussion? Roll call, please.

[38:28] » How was there? I a >> Hampton.

[38:32] [laughter] >> Sorry.

[38:34] » I >> I

[38:37] » The motion carries.

[38:40] » All right. Moving on to the consent agenda. The purpose of the consent

[38:45] agenda is to expedite business by grouping non-controversial items

[38:49] together to be dealt with by one commission motion without discussion.

[38:53] Any member of the commission, staff, or the public may ask that any item on the

[38:58] consent agenda be removed and placed as the last item under new business to

[39:03] receive full discussion. Such requests will be automatically respected.

[39:10] Is there a motion to approve the consent agenda?

[39:13] » So moved. >> Second.

[39:18] Is there any conversation? Any comments from the

[39:23] public?

[39:28] Roll call, please. >> Hampton,

[39:31] » I. >> Place

[39:33] » I. >> Boltz.

[39:34] » I. >> Hower.

[39:36] » I. >> Motion carries.

[39:40] » All right. Moving on to public comment. Any person may comment on any subject.

[39:48] Comments are limited to five minutes and when the and the clerk will provide a 30

[39:52] second warning when your time is nearing an end. The commission will not engage

[39:57] in debate at this time and written comments on the form provided

[40:03] over there will be responded to by the staff.

[40:09] Would anyone from the public like to come? Welcome to the podium. Please

[40:15] state your name. >> Thank you.

[40:18] [clears throat] >> George Lasser 601 South Lake Street in

[40:20] Boone City. I wanted to uh talk to you guys about the railroad water tower on

[40:26] Ray Street between Lake and Park. I'm sure most of us are familiar with that.

[40:32] Uh it's [clears throat] coming to our attention that there is a movement to

[40:36] have that uh demolished and uh Mr. Gajeski [clears throat]

[40:42] and myself and uh some other people have uh put together a group who are willing

[40:47] to fix it and uh restore it to uh keep it in its place. There's also been talk

[40:54] of um moving it someplace else to refurbish it. We don't think it could

[41:00] survive and move. It's it's uh it's pretty old. And um we have uh been in

[41:07] talks. We talked to Stigs. Stigs is willing to do a fundraiser to help with

[41:12] paint and supplies that are needed. Uh we have uh volunteers, Mr. Kajeski,

[41:16] myself, and several others who are willing to do the work. Uh the uh I have

[41:21] a a blacksmith I contact the named Steve Anderson who's willing to rebuild the uh

[41:26] the the the water spout to more uh accurate uh depiction of what

[41:32] it it should be. Uh and also the uh the luggage cart that sits next to it. Uh

[41:39] we're also uh willing to uh repaint that and put new uh uh boards on it to make

[41:47] it structurally sound and and pleasing to the eye. Uh it's all volunteer based.

[41:52] Uh won't cost the city anything. Uh again, uh we're just asking that that it

[41:58] u be considered uh rather than tearing it down or trying to move it someplace

[42:03] is to fix it where it's at, fix both of them where they're at and landscape

[42:07] around them with some gravel and some edging to make them very pleasing to the

[42:11] eye. Um and Mr. Kajeski and I have also talked about too as far as the color

[42:16] goes, uh the the people that own the building, the old uh Lester's building,

[42:22] names escaping me, excuse me. uh if they had a particular

[42:27] color that they would prefer that it be since it's kind of right in their front

[42:30] yard. Uh we'd be willing to, you know, talk to them about that and maybe make

[42:34] it a color that they would like. Uh again, um all volunteer base won't cost

[42:39] the city anything. Uh we realize it's a project. It it does need a lot of work,

[42:43] but it's worth saving. Uh those of us in my generation were fortunate enough to

[42:48] have a class in high school. Maybe Mr. place that had that uh with Bo City

[42:53] history and uh that class really taught us to appreciate our history. Our

[42:59] history is is quickly disappearing. Uh where we came from, how this town was

[43:04] built, and it's a shame. Uh we need to preserve that history. It's it's what

[43:09] makes Bo City what it is. It was built by people that worked hard and and ran

[43:14] the railroads and, you know, moved lumber. That's something we want to

[43:17] preserve. Something we feel very strongly about. Again, we we're asking

[43:21] that uh this I'm asking this be put on the uh on the agenda for public

[43:26] discussion with the uh the board uh before any decisions are made to tear it

[43:31] down or to move forward with that. Um and that's what I have. And I think Mr.

[43:38] Keski wants to fill in some blanks. Okay.

[43:41] » Thank you. >> Thank you.

[43:45] Thank you for letting me have a little bit of time. And this all what George's

[43:50] really we're talking about here is cultural heritage. And I'd like to just

[43:54] talk a little bit on that. Um and c cultural heritage which I'm going

[43:59] to call ch for our discussion today. It's a continuum of traditions and

[44:04] practices passed down through the generations and encapsulates the essence

[44:08] of a society's collective memory. It refers to the legacy of physical

[44:14] artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from

[44:20] past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed

[44:26] for the benefit of future generations. Tangible CH includes buildings,

[44:32] historical places, monuments, in our case, artifacts which are considered

[44:37] worthy of preservation for the future. These are physical artifacts

[44:44] that were created, maintained or left over by the cultures and local citizens

[44:49] and pioneers of our community. Before I go any further though, I need

[44:54] to delineate and distinguish between the two parts of CH management. One of CH is

[44:59] preservation and the other CH conservation. On one hand, CH

[45:04] conservation more focused on the physical repair of a

[45:08] tangible artifact. In this case, a water tower to restore it to a known or

[45:14] assumed state while retaining its heritage value, reinforcing and the

[45:20] enduring preservation of its inherent value.

[45:24] Conservation includes both the preservation of the wood exterior and

[45:30] stabilization from further deterioration. [clears throat]

[45:34] On the other hand, CA preservation generally generally refers to the

[45:37] protection, maintenance, and recovery of cultural heritage without altering it

[45:42] ensure survival for future generations. It's like throwing a tarp over it, put

[45:46] off to the side. So the question, who benefits from conserving and preserving

[45:51] cultural heritage? Firstly, it is paramount to indicate that although CH

[45:57] should be the pride of the host city, Bo City, but not all conservation or

[46:03] preservation measures seem to benefit certain members of the community.

[46:07] Secondly, there is a pretext for concealed

[46:11] agendas. So, there is a need to scrutinize the political and social

[46:16] dimensions of heritage preservation. We have very few tangible things, like

[46:21] George said, we have very few tangible things left in our community of

[46:26] historical significance remaining to remind us of what our pioneers gave to

[46:31] this community to pass it on to present time and future community members and

[46:37] visitors. I I don't understand the objection of

[46:42] what we're what we're offering which is as George said at no cost to the city

[46:48] volunteers uh help with the with stigs and co-op

[46:54] all free. Subsequently, we must all advocate for preservation practices that

[47:00] reflect and respond to the complexities of cultural heritage and its various

[47:06] stakeholders. everybody here and everybody in our community, our

[47:09] community, even though I live out of town, sorry. Therefore, care must be

[47:14] taken when choosing the aspects and the measures. Really think about it, folks.

[47:19] And I'll finish with, please save the railroad water tower at its current

[47:23] location and allow us to restore it to the best of our abilities.

[47:28] Thank you. >> Thank you.

[47:32] Anyone else with public comment?

[47:39] Good evening, Tracy at 80 Tracy Griffin, 805 Earl Street. For months, many of us

[47:47] have come before you to discuss the proposed project on Earl and Morgan. It

[47:52] often feels as though our concerns are dismissed as simply not in my backyard

[47:56] objections. That is not what many of us have been saying. We have repeatedly

[48:02] stated that we do not believe that this is the right location for this

[48:05] development. However, if the project is going to move forward, we have asked for

[48:09] reasonable accommodations such as a tree buffer between the development and

[48:14] neighboring homes and relocating the driveways away from Earl and Morgan

[48:18] Street. [gasps] Unfortunately, it feels as though only

[48:22] part of our message is being heard. That is very frustrating for residents who

[48:26] have invested significant time and effort into participating in this

[48:30] project this process. As I stressed before the planning

[48:34] commission, while a traffic study may not be required for this project, one

[48:39] certainly could have been recommended. Does the city truly believe that adding

[48:43] 18 additional units to a short deadend street like Earl Street, which is only

[48:48] 2/10 of a mile long, will not create traffic and safety concerns? While we

[48:54] speak, we have spoken with multiple local law enforcement

[48:59] who share concerns about the impact this development could have on the traffic in

[49:02] this area. From a resident's perspective, it often appears that

[49:08] projects are being approved with little consideration for their long-term

[49:12] effects on surrounding neighborhoods. We are asking you to think beyond

[49:17] [clears throat] the immediate approval process and consider how these decisions

[49:22] will impact existing residents, property owners, traffic flow, and the

[49:29] characteristic of the community for years to come.

[49:32] Many residents are also concerned about the long-term

[49:36] maintenance of housing commission projects based on what they have

[49:40] observed elsewhere. Whether those concerns are ultimately right or wrong,

[49:44] they are genuine concerns that deserve consideration rather than dismissal.

[49:50] Many of us have tried to put ourselves in your position

[49:55] to um and I ask that you do the same for us. If a project of this size were being

[50:01] proposed directly across the street from your home, would you truly have no

[50:04] concerns? Would you not ask questions about traffic, safety, noise, property

[50:09] values, or how it might affect your neighborhood?

[50:14] I believe many of you would have concerns just as we do. To suggest that

[50:19] you would not care at all is simply not a realistic statement. We are not asking

[50:23] for special treatment. We are asking for the same consideration and understanding

[50:27] that any homeowner would want if faced with the development of this scale

[50:32] directly across from where they live. What is most disappointing is the

[50:37] feeling that the voices of taxpaying residents are not being valued. We chose

[50:42] to move to Boone City because we love the community and we're excited to be

[50:45] part of it. We believed that this was a place where residents opinions mattered

[50:49] and where local government would thoroughly consider the concerns of the

[50:54] people who live here. Today, many of us no longer feel that way. I urge you to

[50:58] listen, not just hear. Listen to the concerns being raised.

[51:03] Consider [clears throat] reasonable compromises and remember that the

[51:06] residents speaking before you tonight are not your oppos your opponents. We

[51:11] are your neighbors, your constituents, and the people who care deeply about the

[51:15] future of this community. >> Thank you. Anyone else with public

[51:20] comment?

[51:24] » Anyone online?

[51:30] » Yes. Hi. Um, my name is CJ Biggs and I'm an attorney with Rogers in Traverse

[51:35] City. I'm speaking today on behalf of concerned members of the Boone City

[51:40] community regarding the proposed concurrence for the Flats on Court

[51:45] Brownfield development plan. So, I do recognize that this pertains to an

[51:50] agenda item later. So, if there will be comment at that time, I will yield until

[51:54] then. Otherwise, um, I can continue. So, some members of the Boone City Commi

[52:00] community feel that this uh proposed brownfield development concurrence is

[52:06] not ready for approval because of still outstanding and unresolved requirements

[52:10] of the Boone City zoning ordinance that have not been met and adequately

[52:15] addressed. The primary issue is building height. We sent a letter on August 12th

[52:21] to the planning commission detailing this issue. Uh but I will go over the

[52:25] the basics of it here. Um as it stands now, the height of the development is

[52:30] currently not clear, but our best estimate is that the structures exceed

[52:34] at least 39.625 ft. The ordinance sets a maximum height

[52:39] of 35 ft pursuant to section 20.10, which is noted by the developers site

[52:47] plan in the general notes zoning of property section on the plan. The

[52:52] definition of building height in the zoning ordinance is the vertical

[52:56] distance measured from the natural grade prior to any excavation or construction

[53:00] to the highest point of the surface for flat roofs to the deck line of Mansford

[53:05] roofs and for our purposes to the mean height between eaves and ridge for gable

[53:10] hip and gamble roofs. That is a definition in section 1.40 of the zoning

[53:15] ordinance. So without applying this average height between the eaves and

[53:20] ridge, the total height appears to be approximately 44.625

[53:24] ft above grade. I say approximately because the site plan is measuring from

[53:29] the top of the footing above the foundation, but the either existing

[53:34] grade or the grade at the time of the construction. Neither is indicated. As

[53:38] such, whether or not the buildings as proposed comply with the height

[53:41] requirements of the zoning ordinance is impossible to determine. Our research of

[53:45] public records does not indicate that there has been any variance granted to

[53:48] the developer to limit or exclude this height requirement. But in any case, a

[53:52] variance would not be properly granted as there is no practical difficulty that

[53:57] can arise from a self-created problem. So I would ask the planning commission,

[54:01] what evidence do you have that the building heights are compliant in the

[54:05] plan as it exists today? Similarly, there is a missing um barrier

[54:12] requirement that is not evidenced in the plan as it exists now. Pursuant to

[54:16] section 24.80C of the zoning ordinance, all parking

[54:21] areas in a multiple family residential district such as the one proposed in

[54:26] Flats on Court that it applies to Flats on Court. These must be screened from

[54:30] adjacent properties by means of a brick wall, screen fencing, evergreens, and or

[54:35] other barriers determined suitable by the planning commission to minimize

[54:39] noise from motor vehicles and to prevent direct glare of headlights from falling

[54:43] on adjacent properties. So, the site plans provided thus far

[54:48] make no mention of this required barrier or graphical depiction of the screening

[54:53] for the length of the lot. Even though the general notes site layout plan,

[54:58] section three on the brownfield plan is devoted to the required parking

[55:03] requirements. No mention of it there. So again, I propose to the planning

[55:08] commission, what evidence do you have that the development as proposed today

[55:12] satisfies the ordin ordinanc's requirement for screening in this case?

[55:17] And just as a general question, there is um some concern by the community that

[55:22] the management of flats on court is changing and we don't know who is going

[55:27] to be responsible for managing the buildings. Initial proposal proposals

[55:31] indicated that the owners would be the managers, but it seems that now a third

[55:35] party is in play and the community would appreciate some further clarity in this

[55:39] regard. Thank you very much for your time.

[55:42] » Thank you. Anyone else public comment online or in

[55:48] person? >> I think there is.

[56:02] Can you hear me? >> Yes.

[56:06] » Hi, I'm Ron Cleveringa, 240 East Morgan Street. Um, my wife and I, Lisa, um,

[56:12] would like to, uh, file our objection to the, uh, development on Earl and Morgan

[56:20] Street. We feel very strongly that this development will have a very significant

[56:27] impact on the environment on the infrastructure of the area and to the

[56:34] character of the neighborhood. This neighborhood is there. What you're

[56:39] trying to add there is I believe it's 32 housing units that uh well that area

[56:47] just doesn't have the infrastructure for. Um our our request is that you

[56:53] instruct the Coin City Housing Commission to stop this immediately and

[56:59] look at alternatives. They have significant property areas that they

[57:04] want to uh upgrade anyway. So let them work over there. Um

[57:09] this this is a a neighborhood with a lot of character and we feel very strongly

[57:15] that it it will uh affect the property values and the quality of life in that

[57:21] area. Uh my apologies for the uh not having a video but uh I am driving

[57:29] currently so please forgive me for that. Thank you so much for your time and I

[57:33] appreciate that uh uh you take this into consideration. Thank you.

[57:41] » Thank you. Anyone else?

[57:45] » Oh, yes. >> I think I'm going to piggyback on his

[57:48] comments if it's the same neighborhood. Earl and Grant Streets. Is that what

[57:52] he's talking about? Okay. All right. So, it's it's a continuation of that. So, um

[57:57] I'm Laura Fine. I live at um 523 South Park Street. Hi everybody. And every

[58:03] single day I take a walk through those woods between um I guess it's Earl

[58:07] Street towards the senior center. And this is a first of all this is tree

[58:14] city. This is a tree city in America. And so we need to honor the fact that

[58:18] it's a tree city. The other thing is we can do a win-win here. Doesn't have to

[58:22] be win- lose. So we can keep the trees and we can make the buildings be

[58:27] affordable buildings be in a part of the parcel that doesn't affect the trees so

[58:32] that people can have the quality of life of a safe housing of safe housing and

[58:37] also the enjoyment and the oxygen that comes from the trees. So right now we

[58:42] know we're in a crucial time globally. We need more trees not less trees and

[58:47] once they're gone they're gone. So, um, I'm going to support what that gentleman

[58:51] said as well and what many of us feel very strongly that we can use the parcel

[58:55] wisely and make it so there's housing and the trees remain and we all can have

[59:01] the enjoyment of that, the the public, the community, the neighborhood and the

[59:05] newcomers who will be in those housing in that housing. Thank you so much.

[59:09] » Thank you.

[59:12] Anyone else?

[59:17] Okay. Do the correspondence. >> Oh, yeah. Correspondence. Yeah.

[59:22] » So, we Let's see the next item. We just acknowledge we have correspondence. Um

[59:34] there's no action required. So, we will file correspondence

[59:39] and then we will move on to the item we brought forth. um from our new business

[59:49] which is item 10, consent to appointment of chief

[59:54] of police.

[1:00:09] » Do we have a motion? >> I move to

[1:00:14] Consider the recommendation from Desica Pearl, city clerk treasurer to consent

[1:00:17] to the city manager's appointment of Dan Mercer as chief of police for the city

[1:00:21] of Buen City effective October 1st, 2026.

[1:00:25] » Second. >> Oh, was going to get

[1:00:28] » Okay. Do we have public comment on this matter?

[1:00:40] » Hello everybody. My name is Tim Wy. I live at 323 State Street. Um, and I just

[1:00:46] wanted to take a moment uh and mention uh thank you for moving this up. I here

[1:00:52] on behalf of all of my colleagues here at the Bo City Police Department. Uh

[1:00:56] wanting to express um you know our our support uh for uh our assistant chief

[1:01:03] Dan Mercer uh to move on into the chief of police position. Um

[1:01:09] he's a wonderful family man, a wonderful community man. um and also quite a

[1:01:14] wonderful law man as well. Uh one of my former mentors, uh James Craig, who is

[1:01:19] police chief of the city of Detroit, once said something and it stuck with me

[1:01:23] for a long time. Cops count, but leadership matters. And the type of

[1:01:28] leadership that Dan's going to provide our department and a continuation of

[1:01:31] what Chief Spade has done is going to be fantastic. We have a wonderful police

[1:01:35] department in in a great community. Um we are just looking forward to this

[1:01:40] succession piece uh taking place. So thank you so much for moving it up in

[1:01:44] the agenda and your consideration for Dan Mercer. Thank you.

[1:01:51] » Any other comments?

[1:01:54] » Okay, time for deliberation. >> Uh Commissioner Hower?

[1:02:00] » Um I am all for this. said, "Dan, um Dan has done just an incredible job and the

[1:02:05] amount of people who come into Muskrat on a stroll the streets and show me

[1:02:11] photos that they've taken with our police department and nine out of 10

[1:02:13] times Dan is in them. um I think is great and it speaks volumes about our

[1:02:18] community that um they're out there and engaging with people and I think Dan

[1:02:24] will be a great addition be a great chief and the succession planning that I

[1:02:28] know he's done with Chief Spate will has I just think it's a wonderful decision

[1:02:33] and I'm all for it. So I I approve.

[1:02:38] » Commissioner Place. >> Um yeah, I'm very excited about this. I

[1:02:42] I've worked uh well I've done a few things with him. I've seen him in the

[1:02:46] community and I've seen him with a lot. He's just very community-minded person.

[1:02:51] Um and I'm very excited to see this and I approve this as well.

[1:03:00] » I appreciate us hiring from within. Um working a job myself for a long lot of

[1:03:06] years. It's nice to be acknowledged for the work that you put in. So, I

[1:03:11] appreciate that they took you into consideration and I think the you know

[1:03:16] how the town runs, you respect the people that live here and I appreciate

[1:03:21] that. So, I approve >> and um I participated in the interview

[1:03:26] process and um I was impressed with Officer Mercer's professionalism,

[1:03:35] leadership, dedication to his professional development and um I

[1:03:42] appreciate his dare uh program involvement in schools that's been going

[1:03:47] on for many years. Um, Officer Mercer has been with our

[1:03:53] department for 20 years and has been trained um under Chief Spate. And uh I

[1:04:00] have no problems with this. Our role as a commission is just to give consent

[1:04:04] » to uh what our city manager has done has made the offer, gone through the

[1:04:11] interview process, and um we're here to just give our consent and stamp of

[1:04:16] approval. So, thank you. Thank you. And uh I really appreciate

[1:04:21] this opportunity. Uh when I first moved here uh Dan was very welcoming and Chief

[1:04:29] Spate I think the first two weeks in job he says you know I don't know how long

[1:04:33] I'm going to be here. I got a secession plan and let's discuss it. So we

[1:04:38] discussed it. We worked things out. We uh discussed possibilities and we made a

[1:04:44] plan. We really support somebody that is so supportive of the community. I mean,

[1:04:51] Dan has dedicated his last 20 years, if not more, to this community. Uh, so it

[1:04:58] was a no-brainer. It was an easy uh choice. Uh, we still went through the

[1:05:02] whole process. uh and um I'm really firmly behind backing uh the appointment

[1:05:10] u that the chose that I have for Dan as the new police chief. So, thank you very

[1:05:16] much. Y >> and we had many letters of support from

[1:05:19] the community and people reached out for me to encourage uh this position.

[1:05:27] » Very good. Any other com? >> No.

[1:05:30] » Okay. Roll call, please. Place >> I

[1:05:34] » Boltz >> I

[1:05:36] » Hower >> I

[1:05:37] » Hampton >> I

[1:05:39] » motion carries. >> Congratulations.

[1:05:50] » Congratulations. >> Dan, you got anything to say? [laughter]

[1:05:55] up there.

[1:06:01] » I don't want to take too much of your time, but I just um want to express my

[1:06:04] gratitude to the commission and the city administration for your support in me.

[1:06:08] You've trusted entrusted a lot of responsibility in me and I just want to

[1:06:13] reaffirm to you that I'm committed to uh keep living up to those expectations.

[1:06:17] So, I'm very grateful for the support of my family. My wife Aaron and our two

[1:06:21] children are here. um their support means everything to me and I'm I'm

[1:06:25] thankful for them. I'm also uh thankful for their families, some here in

[1:06:29] attendance and some watching online and uh I appreciate them. Uh we have

[1:06:34] established a a tremendous team in the police department. And I'm honored to

[1:06:39] work alongside them and and be able to to call them my my friends and

[1:06:42] co-workers. And and lastly, I just want to thank um Chief Spade. I'm going to

[1:06:46] get choked up. Um his mentorship has meant a lot to me. he's done a lot to

[1:06:51] make this process um go the way it has and I appreciate that as as well as our

[1:06:56] former chief Jeff Gaither has has been a great mentor as well and uh I've got

[1:07:00] some big shoes to fill but I'm just thankful for the the team we have to to

[1:07:04] do it alongside so thank you very All

[1:07:18] right. Moving on. Next item on the agenda is

[1:07:22] the city manager report.

[1:07:27] Manager Demo, you have the floor. >> Thank you very much. Um, we had a

[1:07:32] meeting last week. uh the stakeholders for the strategic plan. Uh the draft

[1:07:38] survey has been completed. Uh they're planning to have two big dissemination

[1:07:43] events uh to do the survey. One's going to be at the harvest fest September 26th

[1:07:49] and homecoming on October 2nd. Uh there will also be a community engagement

[1:07:54] dropin event. Uh the site has been changed to right here in this building.

[1:08:00] uh we were not able to get the pavilion. So, it'll be here on October the 6th. Uh

[1:08:06] there will be surveys, paper surveys across the whole community, be online.

[1:08:11] We'll have paper surveys available at the office and we're going to have QR

[1:08:16] codes across so people can scan and we're really pushing for as many people

[1:08:21] to participate in the survey as possible.

[1:08:24] Uh as we just witnessed, uh we had the police chief interviews. uh we completed

[1:08:29] those and uh we're very happy for moving along in that process.

[1:08:35] Uh the cyber security we're still working on a few adjustments on the

[1:08:39] onboarding uh each week we're getting closer and closer. We were hoping it

[1:08:44] would not take quite as long but uh we're very confident that once this is

[1:08:48] all done uh we'll be very protected and our uh ability to upgrades and our work

[1:08:54] system is going to be great. Um, there is an EMS blood drive Friday, September

[1:09:02] 18th, uh, here in this building downstairs at

[1:09:06] 11:00 a.m. to 3:30.

[1:09:09] Uh, as most people are aware in the public works department, uh, on August

[1:09:14] 28th, the surf internet uh, hit one of our main uh, water lines. The city water

[1:09:20] pressure dropped dramatically during that time. Uh it took us a little while,

[1:09:24] but we isolated the main water and was able to then build the reserves back up

[1:09:29] in the towers. Uh there was seven houses that were without water until early

[1:09:34] Saturday morning. Uh we we have a contractor coming in that's going to do

[1:09:40] some more assessment of the road. We did not open it up yet until we want to make

[1:09:45] sure uh what's underneath of it and what's safe. uh and Surf Internet is is

[1:09:52] they are the ones responsible for this. So, they're covering all those costs. Uh

[1:09:56] we did uh act quickly and we had water available for when people were losing

[1:10:01] water. They didn't have water throughout the whole town. There's we had pallets

[1:10:05] of water that's still downstairs. Uh

[1:10:09] so we should get the road back open uh soon after we find out how much work

[1:10:14] needs to be done and the subs soil under the sub construction below the the road.

[1:10:21] Uh we had a walkth through process with our restoration project and we brought

[1:10:26] in surf internet and u the other contractor together and they basically

[1:10:32] agreed to redo a lot of the restoration work on the grasses along people's

[1:10:36] driveways along the roads. Uh so they will be continually work on that

[1:10:42] project. They're going to reed most of the everything that they receded before.

[1:10:47] Uh so we're hoping that this time it takes we get some good rain and

[1:10:51] everything takes place. Uh on Call Street, the first layer of all asphalt

[1:10:57] has been laid uh and we had some rains and at the during both of those rains,

[1:11:04] no water ended up at the very bottom. Uh all diversions into the catchment areas

[1:11:10] worked and it drained out quite well. Uh there's 12 spillways along the road uh

[1:11:16] that the water went into the infiltration camps and then they were it

[1:11:21] just drained away. So we have great uh hopes. The next layer of asphalt will be

[1:11:28] I believe it's this week or next week. I know it was going to be after Labor Day

[1:11:33] when they're going to come in and lay the second layer. So that project is

[1:11:37] moving forward. uh parks and marina,

[1:11:42] the veterans park playground here will be closed on September 14th uh so we can

[1:11:47] get the uh improvements. We're trying to get those all done uh before harvest.

[1:11:55] So that's the goal. Uh we will be bringing in stuff and moving and it'll

[1:12:00] be just completely closed uh to the public after September 14th. Uh Main

[1:12:05] Street voted to assist Veterans Playground. They're going to be helping

[1:12:08] uh pay for some of those changes uh cost in that improvements.

[1:12:16] On this Thursday, September 10th, Becken Raider, Inc. will conduct a

[1:12:21] pre-construction meeting for Avalanche Pro preserve erosion control project.

[1:12:27] And the Marina Group did meet on September the 2nd and discuss the

[1:12:32] drafted bylaws. The next group meeting is going to be scheduled for September

[1:12:36] the 18th. Uh 14th through the 18th. The date has

[1:12:41] not been determined. Uh we went through all the bylaws and got a rough draft. We

[1:12:45] got some changes and we've sent those on to the attorney and we sent everything

[1:12:48] on to the committee members and other people that were interested that

[1:12:52] attended the uh Marina workg groupoups. Uh lastly, I would like to uh this this

[1:13:01] month's staff recommendation is very short. Uh we only have one makeup uh and

[1:13:06] that's for Eric Kokoski. Uh he's with the water department. He's been with the

[1:13:10] city for 19 years. So he gets the 10-year recognition and then next time

[1:13:16] he gets the 20 years. So um any questions?

[1:13:22] » Yes. >> So do you want to

[1:13:26] Um, so Sam, uh, when you did the walkthrough, was that also with C2 AE or

[1:13:32] was that just It was >> So we had the engineers in both of the

[1:13:36] contractors all together. >> Okay. Um, and they were able cuz it just

[1:13:41] sounds like they're just willing to recede. Wasn't there other things that

[1:13:44] they had to look? >> There's other things on the list that

[1:13:46] they're still working on. >> Okay.

[1:13:47] » They haven't done the asphalt work and that's all going to be done when they do

[1:13:52] the other street. We had some more streets that had to come in and add some

[1:13:55] asphalts. So that'll all be done at the same time. Uh it was important for there

[1:14:02] was also the surf was working in the same area so we had both contractors so

[1:14:07] we they could designate who was going to be responsible for the restoration work

[1:14:12] at each area. >> Okay.

[1:14:15] » All right. And like you said, surf's going to be putting the bill for the

[1:14:19] » Yes. fixing what water man is and things like that. Okay. Awesome. Um, do we have

[1:14:23] a date for when the mulch is going to be removed from the park? Um, and is it

[1:14:28] going to be community? Is it going to be community?

[1:14:32] » So, it will not be community. We got uh Rainy, you can go ahead and we'll let

[1:14:38] Josh is here so he can >> uh so yes um so we'll start the uh

[1:14:42] ground remediation uh the week of the 14th. Uh once that's complete then we'll

[1:14:48] be applying the sealant to all the wood surfaces. Uh that's that has a 48 hour

[1:14:53] cure. So once it's all been put on um we'll have to wait that 48 hours. And

[1:14:58] then the um engineered fiber wood uh is being delivered on around the 24th and

[1:15:04] it will be installed uh by DPW staff and um volunteer support uh through Lee

[1:15:10] Rainey. Um at this time we're we're not asking for further public support unless

[1:15:15] it gets to the point where we we need it. So, more to follow on that, but

[1:15:20] right now all the all the labor is being done uh by DPW staff andor volunteer Lee

[1:15:28] Rain's landscape.

[1:15:30] » Y removal of it, it's it was a liability issue. Okay. If they're bringing in

[1:15:34] their equipment, they did not want to have liability of people around that

[1:15:39] could get injured. >> Makes sense.

[1:15:40] » And they're bringing in their full staff uh to clean it all out. And we said,

[1:15:45] "Hey." >> Awesome. Okay. Yep. Um,

[1:15:51] I think that was my only my only few questions. Yeah.

[1:15:55] » Okay. Um, as far as Call Street goes, what what's going on with the um

[1:16:01] easement and the cliff with the erosion?

[1:16:06] » So, the erosion, if if you drive up there, it's uh very very green. the all

[1:16:12] the grass they've added uh the waddles which are those uh straw.

[1:16:18] » Did they use the straw or the bio? >> They use the straw and it is growing and

[1:16:24] everything's taken very very good. >> Okay.

[1:16:28] » So, uh it's I think commissioner you've been up there and seen how green it is.

[1:16:34] » Yes. >> Mhm.

[1:16:35] » I haven't been out there since they added the waddles. Um, but it's it's

[1:16:40] definitely growing and this rain has definitely helped.

[1:16:44] » So, they got both sides. >> Uh, there was uh last meeting there was

[1:16:48] concerns by a citizen and I sent him all of the easement drawings for that area

[1:16:54] and also the state statute for the water wells.

[1:16:58] » Okay. >> So, I sent all that information.

[1:17:00] » The water wells were looked into though and they're not too close. Yeah, by the

[1:17:04] state it needs to be 10 ft for uh rainwater and stuff

[1:17:08] » away from uh a water well and it's about 20 some

[1:17:13] feet. >> Okay.

[1:17:16] » Thank you, >> Commissioner Hley. Um, I just had some

[1:17:20] concerns about the surf and internet repairs on those, like where they've

[1:17:25] pushed the road up cuz like plowing is my biggest concern, especially because

[1:17:30] it's like a few of them are on Lincoln and Lewis, which are roads we literally

[1:17:34] just paved and had taken care of. And if you know the plows around here, they

[1:17:40] scrape that road. And I have a I just don't you know working across the street

[1:17:46] over there I watched the road get tore up with just potholes that were there.

[1:17:51] So I can imagine a bump that helps rip the road out.

[1:17:56] » They they were waiting kind of to they're going to hire a subcontractor to

[1:18:00] come in and fix all of those all at once.

[1:18:02] » Okay. >> So they didn't want to do it in peace

[1:18:03] mill because then it costs a lot more money for them. Uh but we we are pushing

[1:18:08] we're sure that it should be done before winter.

[1:18:10] » Yeah. All of those areas have to be repaired.

[1:18:13] » Yeah. >> Yeah.

[1:18:15] » And then also contact with the call street residents. Have we

[1:18:20] uh worked out with them their concerns? Is there any more issues that we should

[1:18:25] be that we should know about or >> They haven't replied back to me.

[1:18:31] We up on the very top part in the township side there was some concern

[1:18:36] about the deepness of the pond up there and we're working through that with the

[1:18:40] engineers and the land land owner there. >> Okay.

[1:18:44] » Uh but I sent uh the other landowner all the information uh last week and I

[1:18:50] haven't heard anything back yet. >> Okay. And that was the questions I had.

[1:18:56] » Okay. My questions have been asked and answered. So thank you. Thank you so

[1:19:00] much. >> Thank you.

[1:19:02] » Okay, so moving on to the next item is unfinished business.

[1:19:09] The brownfield planning. Oh, sorry. >> The reports of officers and board.

[1:19:14] » Oh, I'm sorry. Oh, yeah. Reports of officers boards and see any committees.

[1:19:19] Are there any

[1:19:23] questions by the commission?

[1:19:29] Okay, those will be filed. Okay, now moving on to unfinished

[1:19:34] business. Brownfield plan concurrence flats on Fort Brownfield plan.

[1:19:42] Um Sam, would you like to speak to that?

[1:19:46] » Yes. Uh we have uh I'm going to invite Mac to come up and talk first. Uh he is

[1:19:52] brownfield expert. Uh so he was generous to come with us tonight. uh to kind of

[1:19:59] explain and and help answer any questions that you might have. Uh the

[1:20:03] committees um we've had a number of meetings with it and we've gone back and

[1:20:07] forth. Uh we made a number of suggestions and the con and uh they have

[1:20:13] agreed to make uh concessions and listen to what we were asking. So

[1:20:19] » yeah, thank you very much. My name is M. Mland. Uh I'm the brownfield consultant

[1:20:23] for the Charlotte County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority. and kind of by

[1:20:26] way of uh for the city of Wayne City as well as the county. So I've served in

[1:20:30] this role for some time. We did the one water street project uh in 2009 or so.

[1:20:37] So I've been doing this for a little while uh in Bo City. We also did the

[1:20:40] Dworth and and Lake Street project uh as well. So uh and I also worked on some

[1:20:46] other stuff. I did the LDFA development plan and DDA Main Street development

[1:20:50] plan here. So I have a little bit of history. I know there's all new faces

[1:20:53] here. So I thought I'd I'd reintroduce an old one here. So um yeah, you all are

[1:20:59] very familiar with this project. This is the flight court project uh that's there

[1:21:03] and as part of that project in order to provide for the workforce housing,

[1:21:07] there's opportunity there to uh have a brownfield plan which takes the

[1:21:12] increased taxes generated by the investment and reimbures the the

[1:21:16] financing gap basically between what it costs to build something and what it

[1:21:20] costs to meet the rents for that. So, that's really closes that gap. Um, uh,

[1:21:26] WRG came in, uh, with a a proposal for a 25-year plan, 25-y year tiff plan, uh,

[1:21:31] for about $10 million. And as we look, they provided the financial information

[1:21:35] as we chewed through that a little bit, had some fun conversations. Um, and, uh,

[1:21:40] they went back to their banks and said the banks couldn't do it. We said,

[1:21:42] "Well, try again." So, we kind of went back and forth uh, quite a bit and

[1:21:46] looked at their financing. And um one of the key aspect aspects aspects that we

[1:21:51] look at is debt service coverage ratio. They have to have enough revenues after

[1:21:55] their operating cost to have 120% of the funds to be able to pay their debt

[1:22:00] service. Banks won't finance a project. And so we looked at all of that kind of

[1:22:03] when does that cut off happen for the tiff and when can they still meet that.

[1:22:07] So that's what we came up had a lot of discussions and we're really trying to

[1:22:10] balance the need for the project and to make sure that the incentives are

[1:22:14] necessary uh for the project. So throughout that time frame uh you know

[1:22:18] as we looked at all of those pieces uh came back with a 20-year plan and it

[1:22:23] will be ex only to 20 years if they don't get those revenues if the taxable

[1:22:28] value doesn't go up high enough or they don't build out completely or something

[1:22:31] else happens they're limited to 20 years worth of capture. We estimate that to be

[1:22:35] about $7.9 million over that time period. um for the um as part of the

[1:22:41] process for the brownfield plan. The brownfield authority reviews the plan

[1:22:44] and says yes, it's compliant with act 31, the the primary law uh the state law

[1:22:49] that complies with this and has recommended consideration by the city of

[1:22:53] Wind City uh and the county board of commissioners, Shalo County Board of

[1:22:56] Commissioners because it's a county brownfield authority, the location in

[1:23:00] which the project happens has to concur with the brownfield plan. And that's the

[1:23:03] resolution uh before you tonight there. The Brownfield Authority did meet on

[1:23:07] September 2nd uh and uh reviewed the plan uh found that it met AC um act 31

[1:23:13] requirements, provided a public benefit of providing workforce housing,

[1:23:17] reutilizing public uh assets in in terms of of providing that housing uh as well

[1:23:22] and increasing the tax base. Um and the uh the county board uh tomorrow, so I'll

[1:23:29] be back in the area. Um the county board tomorrow morning is uh uh looking to set

[1:23:35] the public hearing. There's a public hearing required for this and then

[1:23:38] notices to all the taxing jurisdictions that the Brownfield uh plan is being

[1:23:42] considered by the county board. They'll consider that on September 23rd if they

[1:23:46] decide to move forward on that project. That's the local approval that deals

[1:23:50] with all the local taxes uh that are available. We have to go back to the

[1:23:55] Michigan State Housing Development Authority to request state tax capture

[1:23:58] which is pretty significant 45% of the tax bill with the school oper these are

[1:24:02] rental units so it's school operating and SET. So that's an important

[1:24:05] component uh of the project to seek their approval. So before you tonight is

[1:24:09] a a resolution of concurrence as part of that brownfield plan and I'm happy to

[1:24:13] answer any questions and go into detail for two hours if you want.

[1:24:18] I'm sure you don't want that

[1:24:23] » questions.

[1:24:27] » Yeah, I I'll make one comment on the comment for public public comment. The

[1:24:31] the zoning and the brownfield plan are totally separate. Um the brownfield plan

[1:24:34] doesn't even mention zoning within its act. Obviously, the project can't be

[1:24:38] built unless it meets zoning requirements. And so that's a whole

[1:24:41] separate project. if it does if the project doesn't move forward, the plan

[1:24:44] just sits and there's no real action that's necessary. So, want to provide

[1:24:49] [clears throat] that response. >> I have one question. Has um

[1:24:56] » you said you worked on a few other brownfield projects.

[1:24:59] » Uh any any workforce housing projects in the county using the brownfield?

[1:25:04] » This is the first in the county. >> Yep. Yep. I' I've worked on um 12

[1:25:10] projects throughout the state. I represent a number of authorities

[1:25:12] through Northern Michigan. So worked on 12 different projects that have happened

[1:25:16] through that front. Um from uh actually Russ common [clears throat] to

[1:25:22] Marquette. Nice small little territory.

[1:25:26] » All right. >> Yes. But it is the first for for the

[1:25:28] county in the housing tiff. The law was changed about three years ago that

[1:25:32] provided for this opportunity to focus on workforce housing. Prior to that, it

[1:25:36] was limited to environmental activities, demolition, abatement in some

[1:25:41] communities, site preparation and infrastructure. So,

[1:25:45] » thanks. >> Um, we need we need a motion.

[1:25:49] » Yes. >> Yeah. The public and then and then we

[1:25:52] get to deliberately ask questions. >> Yes.

[1:25:56] » Okay. [laughter] >> We have a motion on the table.

[1:26:02] I motion for the brownfield plan concurrence

[1:26:07] flats on court brownfield plan. Consider the recommendation for Sam Durmal, city

[1:26:12] manager to adopt the resolution of concurrence on the flats on court

[1:26:16] brownfield plan developer tax capture limited to the maximum eligible activity

[1:26:22] amount provided in the brownfield plan or 20 years whichever occurs first.

[1:26:26] Second.

[1:26:30] Okay. open for this. Do we have any public comment on the snipper?

[1:26:37] Anyone online?

[1:26:41] » Hey, any questions?

[1:26:45] Yeah, >> I believe we talked about when uh we

[1:26:51] were talking with the developers, we had asked about the TIFF and I remember them

[1:26:58] wanting 25 years at first and we talked them down to 23. So, I'm glad it's down

[1:27:03] to 20 now. Um, it's very interesting and very complicated and I love learning

[1:27:09] about it. So, I've I'm sure some of us would love to learn how this works

[1:27:14] outside outside of us sitting in a meeting, maybe some training on how TIFF

[1:27:18] works and Brownfield works and um yeah, I found it very interesting and uh I'm

[1:27:25] glad we're finally steps that are moving forward are amazing right now.

[1:27:33] » Family doesn't [laughter]

[1:27:36] know all about them. No,

[1:27:41] » we we opened it to the public and nobody responded.

[1:27:46] » Oh, sorry. It's public comment this time.

[1:27:51] » We um there's opportunity for public comment later on a different agenda

[1:27:56] item. Um so, time for deliberation.

[1:28:02] Um, Commissioner Hampton, >> I uh I approve moving forward on this.

[1:28:09] Um, every little step forward is a step forward.

[1:28:13] » Yeah, appreciate that. >> You commission in place.

[1:28:18] » Um, yeah, I I approve this. Thank you for all the hard work on this. Um, I'm

[1:28:22] glad that the Charlotte County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority uh

[1:28:26] that you guys uh took your time through it and really went through it and kind

[1:28:30] of went back and forth with them to come up with them

[1:28:33] the compromise that worked the best between the two groups, but I agree.

[1:28:36] Yeah, this works.

[1:28:40] » Um, I don't have any questions. Thank you for explaining everything. That was

[1:28:43] perfect. You answered any question that I had. Um I like Commissioner Hampton

[1:28:48] said moving forward with this project any like we want to start working on and

[1:28:53] get get working on this. So any step in the right direction is what how big or

[1:28:58] small is a step towards the finished project. So um I really appreciate all

[1:29:02] the time and effort put into this and uh I approve of this as well.

[1:29:08] » Thank you. And I I also support this. I think uh

[1:29:13] for this project it the brownfield tiff is the only financial tool available

[1:29:19] right now because the other state money is not available to assist and so

[1:29:27] this is a very important piece to make this happen. Um,

[1:29:34] it's good to hear that you've come to you've negotiated uh with the developer

[1:29:40] and come to the best possible solution that's agreeable to all hopefully all

[1:29:45] parties. [laughter] We still have to bring it to the county.

[1:29:49] Um, and I think, you know, again, it's important to move this forward. We we

[1:29:54] absolutely need workforce housing. this is a critical need and uh

[1:30:01] we we must support this. Um and and I think generally uh generally speaking by

[1:30:07] moving forward on this project as well as

[1:30:11] you know the other project on our agenda today is really an affirmation that

[1:30:17] um regular workingclass folks

[1:30:23] deserve to live in Boone City. And by approving this we are we are we

[1:30:30] are making that statement and um so

[1:30:37] I have no further comment. Um Sam, do you have anything to add?

[1:30:42] » Uh it this has been a learning process. This is the first time I've had a

[1:30:45] brownfield that was dealing with housing. Uh it's been a very interesting

[1:30:49] process. Uh and there is a huge need. I mean, I hear from the business community

[1:30:55] all the time that we have to have uh housing in Boone City and that there's a

[1:31:01] large percentage of the workforce here does not live here because they can't

[1:31:06] afford it. Uh a large percentage of our staff don't live here because it's hard

[1:31:12] to find housing. Uh this is one piece in the puzzle for our housing needs for the

[1:31:20] community. Uh, so I'm looking forward to getting that piece put in place and

[1:31:25] working on the other pieces. >> Okay. Thank you.

[1:31:30] Okay. Uh, roll call. Jessica

[1:31:35] Boltz >> I.

[1:31:37] » Hower >> I.

[1:31:38] » Hampton. >> I.

[1:31:40] » Place. >> I.

[1:31:41] » The motion carries.

[1:31:46] » Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you.

[1:31:50] Okay, moving on to new business.

[1:31:56] We have the pilot ordinance amendment for the housing.

[1:32:03] » Staff, would you like to >> I would love to. Thank you. [laughter]

[1:32:09] Um, so this is a request from the housing commission uh for the 0% pilot

[1:32:17] currently as it's written in our code which is in your packet there. Uh, we

[1:32:22] already have that red line it for everyone. So it looks nice and pretty

[1:32:26] and I think looks a lot prettier when you don't have the legal descriptions of

[1:32:30] the exact properties. He kind of really reduced it down to make it a little more

[1:32:34] digestible. Um, but in essence, uh, currently the properties that are in

[1:32:41] question that are being added in this, they're not paying taxes right now

[1:32:44] anyway. So, this is just cleaning cleaning up the ordinance, getting them

[1:32:49] on the books that the housing commission, here's the properties, and

[1:32:54] these are the ones that would be in that pilot program that's in the ordinance

[1:32:57] rather than just kind of peacemeal around. um they're not paying taxes due

[1:33:02] to a uh and Eric Gold is on the on the call as well, so he'll be able to go

[1:33:07] into a lot more detail with that, but currently I think it's a public housing

[1:33:10] entity that they're under that they is doesn't require that tax, but now that

[1:33:15] they're under the pilot, it's it'll be in there for quite a long time. So, if

[1:33:19] there's any questions, I'm happy to answer them.

[1:33:23] » Do we have a motion on Ten First? [laughter]

[1:33:30] I move to approve the proposed amendment to chapter 62, article 2, section 62

[1:33:36] through 19 of the Boone City Code of Ordinances as presented in advance the

[1:33:40] amended ordinance to second reading for consideration of adoption.

[1:33:45] » I'll second. >> Okay, any questions? And we also have

[1:33:51] Eric >> Eric's on the call.

[1:33:53] » He is Hello, Eric. >> Good evening. Can you hear me?

[1:33:58] » Yes. Yes. Yep. >> And you're from the RAD

[1:34:01] » RAD development >> specialist. Yes. Uh co- uh development

[1:34:05] partners with the point city Housing Commission.

[1:34:08] » Great. Thank you. >> Yep.

[1:34:12] » Do you have any Do you have any uh thing you'd like to share with us?

[1:34:17] » Um no. I think that the the amendment uh clarifies that the pilot would apply to

[1:34:25] any property owned by the housing commission. So, um in addition to the

[1:34:30] clarifying the the rate of the pilot, it also um again expands it to include

[1:34:36] property owned by the housing commission.

[1:34:40] » Yes. Okay. >> Thank you.

[1:34:45] » Do we have any public comment on this?

[1:34:51] Anyone online with public comment? No.

[1:34:56] Any any Yes. >> Yes. You may you may come in and speak.

[1:35:02] » Why don't we? >> Yes. So that everyone can hear. Yes.

[1:35:05] Yeah. >> As a relative newcomer to the area, I'm

[1:35:10] slightly confused about which uh properties or parcels you're talking.

[1:35:15] This is different than the one that the other gentleman talked about and it's

[1:35:18] also different than the one that I commented on.

[1:35:22] » No, no, >> no. It's the same one

[1:35:25] » kind. Yeah, >> this is more about policy.

[1:35:28] » Yeah, this is Yeah. >> Okay. I wave my time. [laughter]

[1:35:37] Okay. So, um I did have a question. Um, so what is this? The Litenberger Manor

[1:35:44] versus is that that is the proposed >> the proposed project.

[1:35:50] » Yeah. >> Or the Litenburgger Place.

[1:35:53] » Yeah, that's so they're two separate if I may. They're two separate. Uh, Liten

[1:35:58] Litenberger Place is the existing 53 unit apartment building. Litenberger

[1:36:03] Manor was a proposed three-story 60 unit building that we are still trying to

[1:36:09] obtain financing for. >> Okay.

[1:36:14] Okay. Thank you. >> Mhm.

[1:36:19] » Okay. Do we we'd like to deliberate Commissioner Nathan?

[1:36:24] » This is going to cover existing and current, correct?

[1:36:30] like properties >> the housing commission. Yes.

[1:36:32] » Yeah. Yeah. Okay. That's all the only question I have

[1:36:38] » and we're deliberating. Would you like to say the comment further?

[1:36:41] » No. >> Okay.

[1:36:44] » All right. Um Commissioner H. >> Um I don't have any questions this time.

[1:36:50] I talked to Zach and he explained some things to me. Um and yeah, I'm fine with

[1:36:56] this. So, I think we'd move forward a bit and I like thank you for going

[1:37:00] through all the ordinances and cleaning things up and um yeah,

[1:37:06] » Commissioner Place. >> Sure. Um yeah, I know this cleans it up

[1:37:10] for current and future projects uh for the housing commission. Um the only

[1:37:14] question I have is that is property that the housing commission owns. What about

[1:37:18] properties that they don't own that they're working on projects for?

[1:37:25] Do you have an example? >> I don't know if they

[1:37:28] » I don't think they can. >> We don't have any. Okay.

[1:37:32] » That's why I'm a deer in the headlights. I'm a

[1:37:35] » I'm not really sure. Yeah. >> There there's no projects that I'm aware

[1:37:38] of where the housing commission is planning to um construct anything that's

[1:37:42] not on their property. >> Okay.

[1:37:46] Yeah. No, I understand it. It makes it a little bit more streamlined, especially

[1:37:50] for future projects. Hey, thank you.

[1:37:54] » Um, I also support this. Um, the pilot is,

[1:38:00] uh, enables the housing commission to access financing from the government,

[1:38:06] the state and federal. Putting all of this in place, having it

[1:38:11] » um, neat and cleaned up, it makes it much

[1:38:16] easier for the other entities that housing commission needs to work with.

[1:38:21] they can easily access our our information and our

[1:38:28] stance the pilot program and it will enable the

[1:38:33] housing commission to take the next step and hopefully secure more financing as

[1:38:39] needed for whatever whatever projects they're doing moving forward

[1:38:43] » all future projects

[1:38:47] » and and I'd like to point out that it in in it specifically typically includes

[1:38:51] the elderly workforce housing. That was a new addition and um in

[1:38:58] addition to lowincome families.

[1:39:05] » All right,

[1:39:10] » roll call. Jessica

[1:39:14] » Hower >> I.

[1:39:16] » Hampton >> I.

[1:39:18] » Place >> I.

[1:39:19] » Bolts. I >> motion carries.

[1:39:24] » Thank you. >> Thank you.

[1:39:27] » Thank you. >> Thank you, Eric.

[1:39:31] » Okay, moving on to the order.

[1:39:36] » Uh so we have our uh dragon rider block party on this Friday from 6:00 to 9:00

[1:39:43] downtown. So, it is a book event uh that is happening on Water Street between

[1:39:49] Park and Lake. The street will be closed uh for the evening and there's going to

[1:39:54] be a vendor market and street performers and lots of people dressed up as dragons

[1:40:01] and all sorts of dragon riders. It's a if you like to nerd out about books, uh

[1:40:06] Friday and Water Street's going to be your place to be. Uh, we have themed

[1:40:12] cocktails and mocktails and all sorts of fun things that's based on the book

[1:40:16] series Fourth Wing. So, if you like to nerd out about books and dragons, be on

[1:40:20] Water Street from 6:00 to 9:00. It'll be a fun night or 6:00 to 11:00. It'll be a

[1:40:24] really fun night. We have the Lavender Lions are playing. Um, there'll be a lot

[1:40:29] of fun cosplay and some really big um people in the book world in the book

[1:40:34] book talk and book world will be there as well. So, it'll be a fun night. So

[1:40:38] please join us for that. So it is from 6:00 to 11:00 uh on Water Street. So

[1:40:45] music's from 7:00 to 10:00 >> Friday. Sorry, Friday the 11th. So it'll

[1:40:52] be a fun night. So anyone else?

[1:40:58] » Yes. So um this is more of just a positive

[1:41:02] message. Um, I have had some uh conversations the past couple weeks with

[1:41:10] people and I just, this is, it may sound cliche, but I just want to remind people

[1:41:15] to be kind to each other and make sure that we're taking information and we're

[1:41:22] discussing it and not talking past one another. And I think uh just with my

[1:41:29] experience of the past couple weeks, I I just think everyone needs to have a

[1:41:35] little compassion for each other's [clears throat] needs.

[1:41:39] That's all I'll say. >> Commissioner, please.

[1:41:44] » I have nothing to add. >> And our city manager, how did the drag

[1:41:50] race go? I understand >> the dragways race was a huge success. Uh

[1:41:54] they said they had more uh there was over a 100 participants and there was

[1:42:00] the largest door that they had. >> So uh it was a fun time and everybody

[1:42:06] says they want to do it again next year. So

[1:42:10] » it's awfully loud and it's very exciting.

[1:42:13] So there's something going on it seems every weekend here.

[1:42:17] » Really? We had the car show. We had the reda.

[1:42:21] » We had the riata. Yeah. finally had the boat. So,

[1:42:24] » kudos to the city staff for >> keeping us safe and clean.

[1:42:30] » No, no, keep going. I just I had one last thing I wanted to one, I'm thrilled

[1:42:36] we've got Dan as our new chief. He's been nothing but a standup guy to me the

[1:42:40] entire time, which has been really nice. Not that the rest of staff hasn't, let's

[1:42:44] be clear, [laughter] but Dan's awesome. Uh the the big announcement I had Aziz

[1:42:49] passed his American Institute of Certified Planners test on Friday. So

[1:42:54] very very very difficult test and he passed it on the first try. So

[1:42:57] » Oh

[1:43:02] » awesome. Very good. >> Anyone else?

[1:43:08] » Okay, so moving on to announcements. The next regular city commission meeting is

[1:43:12] scheduled for September 22nd at 12:00 noon.

[1:43:19] » Do we have a motion to a motion to second?

[1:43:24] » All right. All in favor? >> I

[1:43:26] » I motion meeting is adjourned.

[1:43:50] You're very welcome.

City Commission Regular Meeting 9/8/2026

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